Here Is What A $1,350 Gamecube Looks Like

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A gamer in the Netherlands decided to make a portable GameCube using parts from another discontinued game system. The result is much better than you'd expect. The body of the portable GameCube is from an Atari Lynx. The Lynx was Atari's ill-fated attempt to enter the handheld gaming market. It was released in the same year as the GameBoy, which swiftly dominated the market. One of the reasons the Lynx didn't catch on was its long, bulky frame. The size of the chassis made it ideal for a portable GameCube, though. The creator was able to fit all of the innards from the GC inside. The handheld also features the original controls from the GameCube as well. Here are all the technical details:

Case made out of an Atari Lynx 2 console, shape preserved as much as possible

The portable GameCube's creator is currently auctioning the device on eBay. The minimum bid is 1000 euros, or roughly $1,359.65. The immediate buyout price is 1,500 euros or $2,039.48. There have been no bids so far, though a few customers are tracking it. The price is too high for anyone other than a GameCube fanatic. To be fair to the creator, though, he worked on it over the course of two years. Also, the GameCube/Lynx hybrid looks fantastic. It's exactly what you'd expect a portable GameCube released by Nintendo to look like. Also, judging from the making-of video below, it runs GC games pretty well.